It’s not that often that a male #Brimstone #butterfly sits still for more than a second or two, particularly when it’s sunny! ☀️ So when he does…! 😍🦋💚

Emperor moth today at whixall moss! Shropshire Wildlife Trust West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋

The CityNatureChallenge 2024 is still running! 🐛

See what you can find on your learning site, compete with regions across the world, and add your observations to your Nature Park map.

Take part: educationnaturepark.org.uk/take-part-city…

#EducationNaturePark #SchoolGardening

Swifts are on the way! 😀 And you could see one in the next week as a mass arrival is on the cards in the current weather conditions🌥️ Discover species to look out for in this week’s BirdTrack migration blog 👉 bit.ly/44jRqll #ornithology #swifts

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As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen!🙏
To make it worth sharing, here's 'The Watcher'... a Barn Owl on the Somerset Levels. 😍🦉
Thank you very much! 😊🐦

WHAT a shot! 📷👏

Sukhdev Singh is the worthy winner of our 2023 members' photography competition.

His winning photo - 'Sky dancer' - was captured at WWT Welney where he collected his prize of SWAROVSKI OPTIK binoculars.

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More than 700 different species of wild plants have been found on UK road verges. If councils reduce cutting where safe to do so, verges can be a fantastic habitat - boosting biodiversity, saving costs, and bringing more nature back into our lives. More: bit.ly/40VK5pl

I am a great believer in letting nature have its way. But this fat wisteria in Sheen, south-west London, is truly extraordinary. Are the residents very thin? The gap is about 10 inches.

Did you know that school grounds in England cover an area 2x the size of Birmingham? The National Education Nature Park-@educationgovUK- is helping put nature at the heart of education and learning. This is a great project for schools to get involved in 👇
educationnaturepark.org.uk/take-part-city…

There’s something that needs addressing. I felt compelled to make this video to explain why a #NoMowMay , if undertaken on its own, is a PROBLEM for #wildlife . This video will no doubt ruffle feathers, but people need the right information👇 #NoMowSummer
youtu.be/iZRpX774ViI?si…

A 392 year old Greenland Shark in the Arctic Ocean, wandering the ocean since 1627.

Our fabulous nutty nuthatches and the tawny owls will be appearing on BBC 1, 6 o’clock news tonight, just before the weather! Watch out for them … and me 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #GwylltHollow

This man leaves out his cat’s fur so birds can use it to make their nests.. 😊

Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution theguardian.com/environment/20…

📣 Calling all teachers and young people! Take part in a special mission from the #EducationNaturePark on #OutdoorClassroomDay as we become habitat heroes 🦸

Together we’ll explore the homes for wildlife on learning sites nationwide

Get involved: educationnaturepark.org.uk/habitat-hero

This Fri to Mon take part in the global #CityNatureChallenge with your #school and kickstart your #EducationNaturePark wildlife observations! 🔎🐝🐞
See what you can find on your site and add your sightings to your Nature Park map 🗺️
To take part go to educationnaturepark.org.uk/take-part-city…

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Escape to nature, just for a moment 🍃

A baby koala being weighed with a toy to reduce it's separation anxiety from her mom

There is something about spotting one of our #WarrenFarmNR Little Owls only to notice they’ve already spotted you!🦉What is a Local Nature Reserve in waiting for us, is a local Michelin-starred restaurant in waiting for our owl friends!😊🌸🦗🐭💚Every green space matters🌿 #bird

Calling teachers and young people!

Take part in a special mission from the #EducationNaturePark on #OutdoorClassroomDay as we become habitat heroes. Together we’ll explore the homes for wildlife on learning sites nationwide.

Get involved! #TeacherTwitter
bit.ly/4cprDM